Every NFL week starts with a Thursday Night Football game for most of the remainder of the 2021 season, and these are our favorite slates to play Daily Fantasy Football. The TNF showdown slate allows you a smaller crop of players to choose from, and if your cheap sleeper pick hits, you can cash big in your tournaments or easily win your head-to-head DFS matchups.
Every week, I’ll get the Thursday Night DFS picks from our experts and we’ll feature them below. But first, let’s preview the matchup and what we might expect.
Last week looked like we were settling for Mike White part two after the unheralded backup led the Jets on a full-field touchdown drive, but after suffering a hand injury the forced him to miss the rest of the game, the Colts ran away with it. For Indianapolis, Carson Wentz turned in yet another 20-plus-point Fantasy performance as he weaves his way into legitimate contention as an every-week QB1. Michael Pittman, his No. 1 target, didn’t blow up but did enough to confirm he’ll be an every-week starter the rest of the way. And Jonathan Taylor may have risen to the No. 1 overall RB spot with another dominant performance.
This week, the action might be a bit lopsided again. Lamar Jackson is throwing more often this season than any with the Ravens — by far — and the results have been excellent from a Fantasy standpoint. Jackson is trending toward QB1 overall with Patrick Mahomes struggling and Kyler Murray missing time with an injury. He’ll look to keep Marquise Brown going and this might be the game we see rookie first-round pick Rashod Bateman break loose.
Without further ado, here’s a look at who our experts are picking on this DFS Thursday Night Football slate:
Dave Richard
CAPTAIN/MVP Jaylen Waddle, WR, MIA
FLEX Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
FLEX Marquise Brown, WR, BAL
FLEX Mike Gesicki, TE, MIA
FLEX Mack Hollins, WR, MIA
FLEX Salvon Ahmed, RB, MIA
Jamey Eisenberg
CAPTAIN/MVP Marquise Brown, WR, BAL
FLEX Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
FLEX Mark Andrews, TE, BAL
FLEX Rashod Bateman, WR, BAL
FLEX Ravens, DST
FLEX Preston Williams, MIA, WR
Heath Cummings
CAPTAIN/MVP Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
FLEX Mark Andrews, TE, BAL
FLEX Rashod Bateman, WR, BAL
FLEX Jason Sanders, K, MIA
FLEX Mike Gesicki, TE, MIA
Frank Stampfl
CAPTAIN/MVP Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
FLEX Jaylen Waddle, WR, MIA
FLEX Rashod Bateman, WR, BAL
FLEX Devonta Freeman, RB, BAL
FLEX Mike Gesicki, TE, MIA
FLEX Adam Shaheen, TE, MIA
Chris Towers
CAPTAIN/MVP Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
FLEX Jaylen Waddle, WR, MIA
FLEX Preston Williams, WR, MIA
FLEX Marquise Brown, WR, BAL
FLEX Le’Veon Bell, RB, BAL
